Work exchange


Smiling volunteers harvesting tomatoes on an organic farm during a work exchange with free accommodation.

Work exchange volunteer projects connect travellers with hosts who offer food and accommodation in return for a few hours of help each day. In this section you will find work exchange opportunities in hostels, farms, eco-communities, schools, NGOs and many other local projects.

On Voluntouring.org we focus mainly on work exchanges that are free to join, where volunteers receive lodging and meals and usually help around 20 to 30 hours per week. In some cases, especially in developing countries or very small organisations, hosts may ask for a reasonable contribution to cover part of the costs. Please read each listing carefully, ask questions, and choose only projects that feel transparent and fair to you.

Work exchange volunteer opportunities abroad ðŸĪðŸŒ

This page shows some of the latest work exchange volunteer projects. To see more opportunities, click on “Older posts” below. Need volunteers?  Add your listing âœðŸ―Â Also see: Free volunteering opportunities abroad 🗚ïļ

Group photo of Psyclean crew volunteers in bright orange shirts celebrating at a European music festival cleanup mission.

Volunteer at European festivals with Psyclean – help clean up and dance for a cause 🇊🇚 🎊

Collage of volunteer project in Ä°znik, Turkey: hosts smiling, lush green forest, barnhouse under construction, interior woodwork with ladder, homegrown pumpkins, and mountain farmhouse exterior.

Woodworking & Gardening in Ä°znik, Turkey

Young woman working remotely on a laptop with the Acropolis of Athens in the background, representing I.D.E.A.’s social media internship with travel and remote work opportunities.

Social media internship with I.D.E.A. in Athens, Greece

Collage showing Mentora School in Payakumbuh, Indonesia, including classroom interiors, dormitory space, maps of the location, and the school’s front entrance at night.

Teach English at a local school in West Sumatra in Indonesia

Sailing boat of In The Same Boat with volunteers loading bags of plastic waste during a beach cleaning expedition on the Norwegian coastline.

Sailing and beach cleaning volunteer program in Norway ðŸ‡ģðŸ‡ī (free)

Collage of Skrova, Norway: rocky Arctic beach, colorful harbor with rainbow, simple guesthouse room, traditional Norwegian waffles, and coastal island views. food and accommodation, room and board, hospitality exchange, volunteering,

Volunteer in Norway – Help at a guesthouse in the Lofoten Islands

SoLua, Portugal, volunteer, hospitality, cultural exchange, food and accommodation, summer, community

Volunteer in Portugal – Join SoLua for an off-grid summer experience

Colombia, hospitality, volunteer, cultural exchange, room and board, eco, hotel, food and accommodation

Eco-Hotel Volunteer Exchange in Colombia

Animal shelter, volunteer program, Greece

Animal Shelter volunteer program in Greece – Help rescued animals on Andros Island

Portugal, volunteer, hospitality exchange, room and board, food and accommodation, community, summer

Volunteer in portugal: experience life in an intentional community

Netherlands, volunteering, help, exchange, room and board, food and accommodation, lodging, hospitality, community

Volunteer hospitality in the Netherlands at a community campsite

Nepal, free, volunteer program

Free volunteer program in Nepal – join a life-changing experience

Travel for Charity Tanzania

Volunteer for a school supporting at-risk children in Arusha, Tanzania ðŸ‡đðŸ‡ŋ

intentional community, eco-village, food and accommodation, Piedmont, Italy, volunteering, volunteers, team, friends, gardening, farm, hospitality exchange

Hospitality exchange in Piedmont, Italy ðŸ‡ŪðŸ‡đ 🇊🇚

English summer camp

Volunteer at international summer camp in Estonia, teaching English

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